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My goal is to help individuals and families understand their options when planning for their future and to implement a plan for them that will enable them to qualify for benefits that are available to them while preserving their hard earned nest-eggs. I provide people with a road map to follow as life changes and walk them through the maze of rules and regulations if they are applying for Medicaid Benefits, Veteran's Aid and Attendance and other government benefits. This may include Powers of Attorneys, Wills, Revocable Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Qualified Income Trusts and SNTs.
Jeannette concentrates her practice in the areas of Medicaid Planning, Estate Tax Planning, Asset Protection Planning, Estate Planning, including Revocable Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney and Probate Law, Non-Profit Organizations. Mrs. Weaver received her Juris Doctor degree in 1987 from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, from Kent State University in 1984. She currently serves as a Magistrate for the City of Broadview Heights. Mrs. Weaver was also an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio in its Environmental Enforcement Section and designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney General’s Office. Mrs. Weaver also served as Chief Trial Counsel, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland.
Mrs. Weaver is admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio; the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio; United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio; and the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. She is also a member of the Ohio State bar Association and the Parma Bar Association. She has served on the City of Broadview Heights Planning Commission and as volunteer Magistrate for the Juvenile Community Diversion Program in Broadview Heights. She is actively involved in her community, including previously serving as President of Chippewa Elementary School PTA and currently volunteering and chairing various school committees and athletic booster organizations as well as being an active member of St. Basil's Catholic Church.
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Acquired: 1988
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8748 Brecksville Road., Suite 200, Cleveland, OH, 44141
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Posted by anonymous | September 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
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Jeannette did a great job helping me with my parent's assets and getting them help with Medicaid. She always answers calls and questions promptly. I never waited more than a day for a response on a question. They kept me informed and explained the process front to back. Great service!
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2014 - Present
Owner, Jeannette M. Weaver, Attorney at Law
2005 - Present
Magistrate Mayor's Court, City of Broadview Heights
2002 - 2004
Associate, Boyko & Dobeck
2001 - 2014
Partner, Boyko, Dobeck & Weaver
1995 - 1999
Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney General's Office
1989 - 1992
Prosecuting Attorney, City Of Cleveland
1987 - 1989
Clerk, Summers, Fox, Davidson & McGinty
2017 - Present
Cleveland Photography Society
2016 - Present
Chippewa Garden Club
2012 - Present
ElderCounsel
2005 - Present
City of Broadview HeightsMagistrate
1987
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2016
Post-Mortem Planning, Trust Administration and Tax Hurdles
2016
Ethical Considerations in Probate and Estate Administration
2016
A Look to the Future: Adapt Your Practice to the Ever Changing Environment
2016
Protecting Assets
2016
Asset Transfer Strategies
2015
Top Post-Mortem Planning Techniques
2015
Tax and Estate Planning for Pension and IRA Assets
2015
Trust-Based Medicaid Planning
2015
Correcting Improper Transfer Mistakes and Working Within the Penalty Period
2015
Early Transfer Tools
2014
Crisis Planning and Assistance
2014
Using Special Needs Trusts
2014
Spouse's Elective Share vs. Second Probate
2014
Post-Mortem Planning, Trust Administration and Tax Hurdles
2013
Laws of Intestate Succession
English
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